NGC 5044
NGC 5044
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
126 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
134k ly
across
10.8
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 126 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 5044 as it looked roughly 126 million years ago. The photons left before that much of history had passed, and are only now reaching us. This distance is estimated from the galaxy's redshift, so the lookback time is approximate.
Nearest galaxies
NGC 5049Lenticular2.2 million ly
apartNGC 5031Lenticular4.9 million ly
apartNGC 5073Barred spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 5017Elliptical7.8 million ly
apartNGC 5006Lenticular8.0 million ly
apartIC 863Lenticular8.1 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 5031Lenticular4.9 million ly
apartNGC 5073Barred spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 5017Elliptical7.8 million ly
apartNGC 5006Lenticular8.0 million ly
apartIC 863Lenticular8.1 million ly
apart
Source: structural data (position, morphology, brightness, redshift) from OpenNGC (CC BY-SA). Distance computed by gravityfinder from redshift via Hubble's law (H0 = 70 km/s/Mpc).